Albums released on 12 January
2018 · 9 YEARS
Songs Of Praise
Shame
Songs Of Praise captures the raw, confrontational energy of a band barely out of their teens. It brings a restless, sweat-soaked basement show intensity to the UK indie scene.
1969 · 58 YEARS
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin marks the moment blues morphed into something heavier and more dangerous. It set a path for hard rock by capturing a live performance feel in a single room.
2009 · 18 YEARS
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
Karin Dreijer Andersson stepped away from The Knife to create a record that mimics a fever dream in a frozen forest. It relies on distorted vocals and sparse percussion for an unsettling, intimate result.
2018 · 9 YEARS
Camila
Camila Cabello
Camila is a pop debut that proved solo work could feel deeply personal. It marks a transition away from group dynamics toward a sultry, unique vocal identity.
1976 · 51 YEARS
Disco-Fied
Rhythm Heritage
Disco-Fied turns gritty television police drama themes into high-octane dance floor music. It defined the ABC Records aesthetic with a brass-heavy, funk-focused approach.
2009 · 18 YEARS
Two Suns
Bat For Lashes
Two Suns explores abandonment and longing through the eyes of an alter ego named Pearl. It weaves desert imagery into a mystical, immersive narrative.
1977 · 50 YEARS
Something Magic
Procol Harum
Something Magic marks the final ambitious statement from a band that spent a decade defining symphonic rock. It features the multi-part epic The Worm and the Tree.
1999 · 28 YEARS
Knock Knock
Smog
Knock Knock finds Bill Callahan balancing dry wit with sudden vulnerability. It remains a major document of the late nineties lo-fi movement.
2015 · 12 YEARS
Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper
Panda Bear
Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper finds Noah Lennox pushing electronic production to its limits. Released in 2015, the album uses dense samples and shifting rhythms to construct a psychedelic pop experience.
1983 · 44 YEARS
Trouble In Paradise
Randy Newman
Trouble In Paradise shows Randy Newman moving toward a modern, synthesizer-heavy aesthetic in 1983. It combines sharp social observations with commercial melodies to reflect the atmosphere of early eighties Los Angeles.
1999 · 28 YEARS
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
The debut from Britney Spears changed teen pop with its hook-driven songwriting. It turned a former child star into a global phenomenon.
2006 · 21 YEARS
Inside In / Inside Out
The Kooks
Inside In / Inside Out uses jangly guitars and catchy hooks to capture the restlessness of youth. It is a defining record for the indie rock scene of the mid-2000s.
2024 · 3 YEARS
Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations
The Vaccines
Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations blends melancholy and optimism to meditate on chasing dreams in Los Angeles. It serves as a sharp, guitar-driven look at past expectations.
2024 · 3 YEARS
American Dream
21 Savage
American Dream uses cinematic storytelling to explore the rapper's journey toward citizenship. It balances raw intensity with vulnerable glimpses into his private life.
2017 · 10 YEARS
Not Even Happiness
Julie Byrne
Not Even Happiness feels like whispered secrets shared on a solitary train ride. It captures the quiet intensity of life lived between cities.
1968 · 59 YEARS
The In Between
Booker Ervin
Booker Ervin delivers a masterclass in tenor saxophone intensity. It highlights the shift toward post-bop and modal jazz frameworks in the late sixties.
2018 · 9 YEARS
Offerings
Typhoon
Offerings is a sprawling meditation on identity and the fragility of memory. It functions as a dense, literary puzzle that demands total attention.
1993 · 34 YEARS
Mercury
American Music Club
Mercury features some of the most honest songwriting of the nineties. It feels like a late-night conversation that refuses to end.
1970 · 57 YEARS
Jungle Fire!
Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers
Jungle Fire! is a masterclass in groove that blends jazz arrangements with an infectious Latin pulse. It captures the New York scene at its peak in 1970.
2009 · 18 YEARS
Manual For Successful Rioting
Birdy Nam Nam
Manual For Successful Rioting captures Birdy Nam Nam pushing turntablism into industrial territory. Released in 2009, the work uses frantic scratching and distorted synths to challenge standard electronic music conventions.